What a Family Tree Is and Why You Need One

In simple terms

A family tree (or genealogy) depicts the generations of a family and the connections between them: parents and children, spouses, the branches of a lineage. Traditionally it was drawn on paper, but a digital tree holds not just names but whole lives — with each person's photos, voice and stories.

Why you need one

A tree gives a person something to lean on and a sense of belonging to something larger than themselves. Children learn whose shoulders they stand on, and a family stops losing the memory of its ancestors. It's the bond between generations made visible.

Why a digital tree is better

A paper tree holds bare names and dates, and its links lead nowhere. In Pomni every node of the tree is a memory page: click on a person and you enter their biography, stories and voice. The tree becomes a map that connects people and their lives.

How it works with us

You add relatives — father, mother, spouse, children — and they line up by generation with connecting lines. Different families' trees can be merged by mutual consent, and the tree itself can be made public or locked with a password.

• Shows a family's connections and generations.
• Each person is a memory page with a story.
• Merges across accounts by consent.
• Public or password-protected.